Prior to Lowry signing, we had 51.19M committed. The rookies will sign for 120% of my listed numbers, so that brings is up to 51.72M. The tax is at 77M, so that leaves 25.3M to fit in Lowry, Vasquez, Patterson, de Colo and whoever we may sign with the MLE or BAE.

Lowry can range from 10.8M to 13.5M this year depending in how his contract is structured. That means between 11.8M and 14.5M left over for the rest of the list. Something to keep in mind.

Working with that smaller number, that leaves 5M easily for each of the big two RFA's, plus another bit to re-sign de Colo. The bigger number leaves enough room for that plus a 2.7M MLE signing, or without de Colo, a 4.5M signing.

Prior to Lowry signing, we had 51.19M committed. The rookies will sign for 120% of my listed numbers, so that brings is up to 51.72M. The tax is at 77M, so that leaves 25.3M to fit in Lowry, Vasquez, Patterson, de Colo and whoever we may sign with the MLE or BAE.

Lowry can range from 10.8M to 13.5M this year depending in how his contract is structured. That means between 11.8M and 14.5M left over for the rest of the list. Something to keep in mind.

Working with that smaller number, that leaves 5M easily for each of the big two RFA's, plus another bit to re-sign de Colo. The bigger number leaves enough room for that plus a 2.7M MLE signing, or without de Colo, a 4.5M signing.

we can also go over the luxury cap a bit, but it would be risky as we would have to do a trade to drop salary at the deadline. Still, one would think someone like nowak should be pretty easy to move when there's only 2 months left on his contract and the playoffs are around the corner.

not to mention there's a possibility to get more room via trades now (like the aforementioned nowak).

we can also go over the luxury cap a bit, but it would be risky as we would have to do a trade to drop salary at the deadline. Still, one would think someone like nowak should be pretty easy to move when there's only 2 months left on his contract and the playoffs are around the corner.

not to mention there's a possibility to get more room via trades now (like the aforementioned nowak).

hm, thought he's expiring next season, are you sure?
I think camby had 3 years when we got him, but nowak only had 2 afaik

He's right. Novak is a fly in the ointment of our 2015 cap room right now. Would love to see him moved for an expiring this summer or at the deadline. But that, or a move to reduce salary below the tax, will cost assets. Especially when teams smell the luxury tax bloom in the water - you're losing a 1st or a few seconds to drop a little bit of salary at the deadline.

Of course other deals might happen as part of team building, but in general I like to lay things out as they are, and present any changes when the happen.

He's right. Novak is a fly in the ointment of our 2015 cap room right now. Would love to see him moved for an expiring this summer or at the deadline. But that, or a move to reduce salary below the tax, will cost assets. Especially when teams smell the luxury tax bloom in the water - you're losing a 1st or a few seconds to drop a little bit of salary at the deadline.

Of course other deals might happen as part of team building, but in general I like to lay things out as they are, and present any changes when the happen.

Could we not just stretch him next year? If that was $1mil instead of 3 it's not sucha big deal.

Can we trade Novak for a TPE? We could trade him to MI, they should have good use for his 3point shooting.

You don't trade for a tpe. If you trade him to a team below the cap and take back leas salary the tpe is created by the difference in salary. Miami will not use their minimal cap space to bring in novak at 3mil. Good luck finding a team that would do that.

You don't trade for a tpe. If you trade him to a team below the cap and take back leas salary the tpe is created by the difference in salary. Miami will not use their minimal cap space to bring in novak at 3mil. Good luck finding a team that would do that.

Actually, you can. If another team has a TPE, they can use the TPE to acquire Novak. The Raptors in this case would now become owners of the TPE, and they would have to use it by the original deadline (i.e., when the TPE was first acquired/created).

Actually, you can. If another team has a TPE, they can use the TPE to acquire Novak. The Raptors in this case would now become owners of the TPE, and they would have to use it by the original deadline (i.e., when the TPE was first acquired/created).

That's not how tpes work. A team can use their tpe to acquire him. Yes. But we do not become owners of it. It just gets used up.

Could we not just stretch him next year? If that was $1mil instead of 3 it's not sucha big deal.

I'm sure you could - a 1 mil hit for 3 years is not so bad though when the team goes into the tax it could have implications. Hate to trade with an asset to just unload him. If its next year then he'll become an expiring...trade asset next year?